Top Producer Podcast
Top Producer Podcast
Top Producer Podcast is hosted by Paul Neiffer, CPA and Top Producer columnist. He’s a go-to adviser to farmers across the country and is joined by business-minded farmers and ag experts to discuss top trends in farm management, tax issues, policy implications and more.Social links:
Top Producer Podcast: Jackson Stansell, Sentinel Ag
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jackson Stansell who founded Sentinel Ag back in 2021 to help farmers with in season nitrogen management. We review how that helps farmers along with some the trends happening with nitrogen management. Jackson ended by saying that not applying nitroge…
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Top Producer Podcast: Theo Beaumont, Halter
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Theo Beaumont of Halter. Halter provides virtual fencing to ranchers in Australia, New Zealand and the US. Instead of dealing with the maintenance headaches of actual fencing, this product allows the rancher to keep and move cattle anywhere on their l…
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Top Producer Podcast: David Stelzer, Azure Standard
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with David Stelzer of Azure Standard. David's father pivoted to organic back in the 1970s and David has been able to expand the farm operation to over 5,000 acres in Oregon, however, their team sells over 12,000 products that are shipped to over 4,000 loca…
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Top Producer Podcast: Q&A with Paul Neiffer
Paul does a Q&A session based on 8 questions that he has received from listeners of the podcast.
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Top Producer Podcast: Emily Berrier, Farm Family Insurance
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Emily Berrier of Farm Family Insurance. Emily is the chief underwriter for the company and we discuss some of the issues and trends that farmers face in dealing with risk management and mitigation.
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Top Producer Podcast: Grant Fitzgerald, Farmers National
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Grant Fitzgerald of Farmers National based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company offers a vertically integrated solutions for farm landowners. We dive into how the third generation of owners requires different solutions than the second generation and how fa…
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Top Producer Podcast: Jim Rothermich, Iowa Appraisals
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisals on the land price trends in Iowa over the last six months. Even with all of the turmoil in the farm sector, the average price per CSR2 in Iowa is actually up a $1 from December 2025 with increased volume. It appears t…
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Top Producer Podcast: 2026 ARC and PLC payments
In today's podcast Paul does solo podcast on the projected 2026 ARC and PLC payments for 8 crops including corn, soybeans and wheat. We know that for 2025 to be paid starting October 2026 you will automatically be paid the higher of ARC-CO or PLC. We have final MYA prices for wheat, barley and oats…
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Top Producer Podcast: Joe Peiffer, Iowa Attorney
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Joe Peiffer, an attorney in Iowa that handles a lot of debt restructuring for farmers and was actively involved in the development of Chapter 12 bankruptcy that helps farmers mitigate their tax exposure. He is seeing more challenges for row crop farme…
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Top Producer Podcast : Wes Davis, Meridian Ag Advisors
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Wes Davis of Meridian Ag Advisors. Wes is an Ag economist who works with a variety of clients to research farm related items. We discuss some of the key "black swans" that Ag is facing, the overall ag economy, thoughts on Farm Bill 2.0 and other relat…
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